Concrete was found in drugs tested at Kendal Calling Festival

Drug charity The Loop was offering a testing service

Louis Anderson-Rich

31 July 2017

Concrete was found in drugs tested on-site at Cumbria’s Kendal Calling Festival at the weekend.

The potentially fatal ingredient was among numerous foreign chemicals, including malaria medicine and insecticide, found by charity The Loop, which offers drug testing without users facing arrest or criminal charges.

One festival attendee who used the service told the Independent: “I read some bad reports about the pills as well as some good ones, so I decided it would be best for me that I have the reassurance in my mind to know that I've come here, have it tested and know for sure.

“It just gives me peace of mind to know that what I'm taking is safe instead of just taking anything."

The Loop director, Professor Fiona Measham, said: "We accept that some people will get drugs on site and some people will be planning to take them so what we're doing is trying to address any potential health problems.